Challenge

Sinsin Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emanuel Vanooteghem got the match started through his kick off. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Emanuel Vanooteghem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Vanooteghem came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dominick Weijnandts was slow to take the kick. During this time Sinsin's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Bernard Pacolet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bavo Van Eeckhout prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play forced Sinsin's goalkeeper Bavo Van Eeckhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bavo Van Eeckhout. Sinsin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 20th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bavo Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bavo Van Eeckhout saved Sinsin from getting behind. Emanuel Vanooteghem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Emanuel Vanooteghem tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bavo Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Vanooteghem in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Sinsin's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Bavo Van Eeckhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bavo Van Eeckhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Ralph Barker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Bavo Van Eeckhout in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the match, Sinsin's goalkeeper Bavo Van Eeckhout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. A hard shot 62 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Bavo Van Eeckhout managed to make a qualified save. Sinsin's players were relieved. In the 63rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ecuador's Cristian Sancho to fire away a dangerous shot which Bavo Van Eeckhout despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Vanooteghem in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bavo Van Eeckhout was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 77 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felix Montenegro. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Vanooteghem in the 82nd minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Sinsin's Emanuel Vanooteghem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.